Examples of falsity in a Sentence
a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age
when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another
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That case requires a public official claiming defamation to prove the defendant knew their statement was false at the time or demonstrated reckless disregard of its falsity, a standard known as actual malice.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Outrage and falsity One thing is becoming clear.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
In real life or onscreen, the most glorious wigs in 2025 were the ones that called attention to that falsity rather than trying to blend into normality.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
What’s at stake in this study is more than the truth or falsity of Foucault’s account of modern incarceration.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Outrage and falsity One thing is becoming clear.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
In real life or onscreen, the most glorious wigs in 2025 were the ones that called attention to that falsity rather than trying to blend into normality.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
What’s at stake in this study is more than the truth or falsity of Foucault’s account of modern incarceration.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Falsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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falsity
noun
fal·si·ty
ˈfȯl-sət-ē 
plural falsities
1
: something false : lie
2
: the quality or state of being false
Legal Definition
falsity
noun
fal·si·ty
ˈfȯl-sə-tē
plural falsities
1
: something false
2
: the quality or state of being false
did not establish the falsity of the statement
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